New York S 4972: Institutes a moratorium on the closure of hospitals during a pandemic

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S04972 Summary:

BILL NOS04972 

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORBAILEY

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Add §2832, Pub Health L

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Institutes a moratorium on the closure of hospitals during a state of emergency which was declared due to a pandemic.

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BILL NOS04972 

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02/14/2025REFERRED TO HEALTH

01/07/2026REFERRED TO HEALTH

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 4972

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 February 14, 2025
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 Introduced by Sen. BAILEY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
 printed to be committed to the Committee on Health

 AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to instituting a
 moratorium on the closure of hospitals during a pandemic

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. The public health law is amended by adding a new section
 2 2832 to read as follows:
 3 § 2832. Hospital closure moratorium during pandemics. Notwithstanding
 4 any provisions of law, rule or regulation to the contrary, the state
 5 shall institute a moratorium on the closure of hospitals during any
 6 state of emergency declared due to a pandemic. During such moratorium,
 7 no hospital shall close or reduce capacity below the hospital's capacity
 8 as of the date the moratorium was imposed.
 9 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD09095-01-5

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